Saturday, January 31, 2009

Obama's health secretary pick vows healthcare reform

Obama's health secretary pick vows healthcare reform
Former Senator Tom Daschle has vowed that if chosen to be health secretary, the healthcare reform process will be aggressive and open, and it will move quickly to improve care while lowering costs.

The Basics of CPAP
 Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) is the most common treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Except for tracheotomy, it is also the most effective treatment for OSA. CPAP is basically a computerized air pump that delivers pressurized air through a hose and then through a nasal interface into the patient's throat. The pressurized air splints open the upper airways, preventing the airflow pauses (apneas) and airflow...

Sleep Is Sweet for Happily Married Women
Title: Sleep Is Sweet for Happily Married Women
Category: Health News
Created: 1/29/2009
Last Editorial Review: 1/29/2009

FDA issues warning about skin-numbing drugs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning to healthcare providers and consumers about serious and life-threatening risks associated with improper use of prescription and over-the-counter topical anesthetics.

Insufficient sleep lowers resistance to common cold
People who get less than seven hours of sleep per night appear about three times as likely to develop respiratory illness following exposure to a cold virus as those who sleep eight hours or more, according to research published Monday.